Flint Entertainment Archive: NewsNowtag:blog.mlive.com,2014:/flintjournal/entertainment/15312008-04-07T19:02:29ZMusic, Movies, TV and MoreMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceOwosso native, wife finish second on TV show, 'Here Come the Newlweds'tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.8611022008-04-07T19:02:29Z2008-04-07T19:07:19ZOWOSSO, Michigan -- Owosso native Lance Holmes and his bride, Heather, came close to winning a nest egg, but another couple was chosen the winner of "Here Come the Newlyweds" Sunday night....Matt Bach | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/mbach/index.html
OWOSSO, Michigan -- Owosso native Lance Holmes and his bride, Heather, came close to winning a nest egg, but another couple was chosen the winner of "Here Come the Newlyweds" Sunday night....
MC Breed was a no-show for his Flint homecoming concerttag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.8540022008-04-04T09:11:51Z2008-04-04T20:46:15Z FLINT, Michigan -- MC Breed was a no-show for his homecoming concert Thursday night. What had been billed as the Flint-born rapper's triumphant return ended up with a night in jail for unpaid child support....Mary Ann Chick Whitesidehttp://connect.mlive.com/user/mawhites/index.html
FLINT, Michigan -- MC Breed was a no-show for his homecoming concert Thursday night. What had been billed as the Flint-born rapper's triumphant return ended up with a night in jail for unpaid child support....
Will Ferrell, Flint and 'Semi-Pro' are number one in box office ticket salestag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.7715122008-03-03T15:30:58Z2008-03-03T20:20:15ZLOS ANGELES -- Flint and Will Ferrell's 'Semi-Pro" are No. 1. Will Ferrell's Flint-set basketball comedy "Semi-Pro" scored at the top of the weekend box office, although it fell short of his previous blockbuster openings in the sports spoof genre, according to studio estimates Sunday. Parts of the movie were filmed in Flint last year. The New Line Cinema film, starring Ferrell as the owner of the Flint Tropics, a fictional basketball franchise, grossed $15.3 million in its weekend debut....Matt Bach | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/mbach/index.html
LOS ANGELES -- Flint and Will Ferrell's 'Semi-Pro" are No. 1. Will Ferrell's Flint-set basketball comedy "Semi-Pro" scored at the top of the weekend box office, although it fell short of his previous blockbuster openings in the sports spoof genre, according to studio estimates Sunday. Parts of the movie were filmed in Flint last year. The New Line Cinema film, starring Ferrell as the owner of the Flint Tropics, a fictional basketball franchise, grossed $15.3 million in its weekend debut....
Will Ferrell's 'Semi-Pro' novel for Flint connections, but it's just not that funny, says Flint Journal film critictag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.7439102008-02-28T19:41:18Z2008-02-28T22:01:05ZThe Flint JournalWill Ferrell (left) and Woody Harrelson take a break to meet Flint area fans while filming a scene for 'Semi-Pro' during shooting in Flint last May.VOTE BELOW, write your review: FLINT, MICHIGAN -- As Will Ferrell leads "our" Flint Tropics onto the court of big-screen glory, we ought to judge "Semi-Pro" by this question: Would it be as watchable if the Tropics were from Gary, Ind., or Fresno, Calif., or Providence, R.I.? Sadly, no. Strip away the novelty of local interest from a pro basketball movie set in the Vehicle City of the 1970s, and we're left with an average to below-average addition to Ferrell's string of increasingly tiresome sports comedies. This reviewer is giving "Semi-Pro" two stars out of four, but "Semi-Pro" earns an extra half star on this review for its provincial entertainment value, but it could've earned more were it simply more funny....Ed Bradley | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/ebradley/index.html
The Flint JournalWill Ferrell (left) and Woody Harrelson take a break to meet Flint area fans while filming a scene for 'Semi-Pro' during shooting in Flint last May.VOTE BELOW, write your review: FLINT, MICHIGAN -- As Will Ferrell leads "our" Flint Tropics onto the court of big-screen glory, we ought to judge "Semi-Pro" by this question: Would it be as watchable if the Tropics were from Gary, Ind., or Fresno, Calif., or Providence, R.I.? Sadly, no. Strip away the novelty of local interest from a pro basketball movie set in the Vehicle City of the 1970s, and we're left with an average to below-average addition to Ferrell's string of increasingly tiresome sports comedies. This reviewer is giving "Semi-Pro" two stars out of four, but "Semi-Pro" earns an extra half star on this review for its provincial entertainment value, but it could've earned more were it simply more funny....
"Semi-Pro" movie debuts in Flinttag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.7250322008-02-22T01:09:30Z2008-02-22T17:39:40ZJulie Morrison | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jmorriso/index.htmlHollywood glitz rubs off on Flint for "Semi-Pro" premieretag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.7249182008-02-22T00:24:48Z2008-02-22T03:40:39ZStuart Bauer | The Flint Journal "Semi-Pro" director Kent Altermann talks with local media before the premiere of the movie at Showcase Cinemas West in Flint Township tonight. VOTE, write your review: Flint Journal extra: Send us your 'Semi-Pro' mini reviews FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI -- LaMonica King hit the red carpet inside Showcase Cinema West dressed in fur and evening finery at tonight's premiere of "Semi-Pro." "I'm proud of my city," said King, 26, of Flint, who won tickets to the premiere from radio station WDZZ-FM (93.7). "Tonight we have a little bit of Hollywood in Flint."...Sally A. Yorkhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/sayork/index.html
Stuart Bauer | The Flint Journal "Semi-Pro" director Kent Altermann talks with local media before the premiere of the movie at Showcase Cinemas West in Flint Township tonight. VOTE, write your review: Flint Journal extra: Send us your 'Semi-Pro' mini reviews FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI -- LaMonica King hit the red carpet inside Showcase Cinema West dressed in fur and evening finery at tonight's premiere of "Semi-Pro." "I'm proud of my city," said King, 26, of Flint, who won tickets to the premiere from radio station WDZZ-FM (93.7). "Tonight we have a little bit of Hollywood in Flint."...
"Semi-Pro" premiere brings Hollywood glitz to Flint areatag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.7249052008-02-22T00:14:37Z2008-02-22T00:16:51ZFLINT TOWNSHIP, MI -- LaMonica King hit the red carpet inside Showcase Cinema West dressed in fur and evening finery at tonight's premiere of "Semi-Pro." "I'm proud of my city," said King, 26, of Flint, who won tickets to the premiere from radio station WDZZ-FM (93.7). "Tonight we have a little bit of Hollywood in Flint."...Sally A. Yorkhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/sayork/index.html
FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI -- LaMonica King hit the red carpet inside Showcase Cinema West dressed in fur and evening finery at tonight's premiere of "Semi-Pro." "I'm proud of my city," said King, 26, of Flint, who won tickets to the premiere from radio station WDZZ-FM (93.7). "Tonight we have a little bit of Hollywood in Flint."...
Will Ferrell's 'Semi-Pro' rated Rtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.7222272008-02-21T01:08:59Z2008-02-21T01:44:30Z The Will Ferrell comedy "Semi-Pro" has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, according to the CanMag Web site. The announcement comes as no surprise, as an R-rated trailer has been on the official "Semi-Pro" Web site for months. WJRT-TV (ABC 12) News also reported Tuesday that the movie was rated R during a live report from the movie's premiere in Hollywood, Calif. No rating was found in a check of the rating for "Semi-Pro" on the MPAA's Web site Wednesday night....Matt Bach | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/mbach/index.html
The Will Ferrell comedy "Semi-Pro" has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, according to the CanMag Web site. The announcement comes as no surprise, as an R-rated trailer has been on the official "Semi-Pro" Web site for months. WJRT-TV (ABC 12) News also reported Tuesday that the movie was rated R during a live report from the movie's premiere in Hollywood, Calif. No rating was found in a check of the rating for "Semi-Pro" on the MPAA's Web site Wednesday night....
'Semi-Pro' premieres in Hollywood; Up next: Flinttag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.7202202008-02-20T14:37:54Z2008-02-20T17:07:40ZMatt Bach | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/mbach/index.html'Semi-Pro' helps launch Flint nativestag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.7200412008-02-20T13:07:35Z2008-02-20T14:44:30ZHeather LaForge In the trailer for "Semi-Pro," you can easily spot Will Ferrell riding down Saginaw Street in downtown Flint in a 1971 Cadillac El Dorado. But you probably don't know the back story of that scene. "We shot it at 2 a.m., and it was a Thursday night -- college night at Churchill's," recalled Brian LaForge, 24, of Flint, who worked as a production assistant on the basketball comedy, which opens nationwide Feb. 29. "The bar closed, and there were about 100 college kids coming out (of Churchill's) intoxicated," he added. "It was me and five other (production assistants) trying to keep the (crowd) out. The kids were taking pictures and screaming. (Filmmakers) basically had to shoot around it."...Carol Azizian | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/cazizian/index.html
Heather LaForge In the trailer for "Semi-Pro," you can easily spot Will Ferrell riding down Saginaw Street in downtown Flint in a 1971 Cadillac El Dorado. But you probably don't know the back story of that scene. "We shot it at 2 a.m., and it was a Thursday night -- college night at Churchill's," recalled Brian LaForge, 24, of Flint, who worked as a production assistant on the basketball comedy, which opens nationwide Feb. 29. "The bar closed, and there were about 100 college kids coming out (of Churchill's) intoxicated," he added. "It was me and five other (production assistants) trying to keep the (crowd) out. The kids were taking pictures and screaming. (Filmmakers) basically had to shoot around it."...
Will Ferrell talks Flint on SI.comtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.6988182008-02-12T19:14:05Z2008-02-13T12:24:35ZWill Ferrell talks about Flint, Michigan, his new movie, "Semi-Pro" and other topics in a Sports Illustrated article posted online today. In the SI.com article by Arash Markazi, Ferrell talks about the fictional team in the movie, the Flint Tropics, and he's asked how they would fair in today's NBA?...Matt Bach | Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/mbach/index.html
Will Ferrell talks about Flint, Michigan, his new movie, "Semi-Pro" and other topics in a Sports Illustrated article posted online today. In the SI.com article by Arash Markazi, Ferrell talks about the fictional team in the movie, the Flint Tropics, and he's asked how they would fair in today's NBA?...
Will Ferrell attacked by ninjas?tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/entertainment//1531.6826652008-02-06T13:07:24Z2008-02-13T21:49:52Z Comedy star Will Ferrell was in East Lansing, Mich., Tuesday as part of his "Funny or Die" College Comedy tour....The Flint Journalhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/kbach/index.html
Comedy star Will Ferrell was in East Lansing, Mich., Tuesday as part of his "Funny or Die" College Comedy tour....